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Akal Takhat Jethedar - A History December 10th, 2009 by Jagpal Singh Tiwana Since the summoning and apperance of Ragi Darshan Singh at Akal Takhat on December 5, 2009 the institution of the Akal Takhat and the role of its Jathedar became subject of controversy once again.

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TV Interview: Giani Gurbachan Singh, Jathedar Sri Akal Takhat Sahib on Darshan Singh Ragi Giani Gurbachan Singh, Jathedar Sri Akal Takhat Sahib talks to JUS Punjabi TV on the Maryada of Sri Akal Takhat Sahib in giving someone Tankhah and other Panthic issues including Ragi Darshan Singh's...

source: South Asia Post Where do the Sikhs position the Akal Takht Jathedar? Analysis by Jagpal Singh Tiwana JATHEDAR Joginder Singh Vedanti resigned from his position as Jathedar of Akal Takht on August 5, 2008. According to Jathedar Vedanti, he was forced to quit by Akali Chief...

Here is Mail from the most respected Elder Manmohan Singh baveja Ji of Australia..who writes... Akal Takhat and its authority Mon Dec 7, 2009 1:20 am (PST) Dear All, A few months ago, I posted a question ...... as to how did or from where did Akal Takhat derive its authority? Not a...

Guru Bhala Kare Let The Sikhs Not Hang Their Heads in Shame Again Open Letter to Jathedar Akal Takht Sahib Jagmohan Singh Most Revered Singh Sahib Giani Gurbachan Singh Ji Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh! Events in the last two weeks from the portals of the Akal Takht have...

Dasam Granth Row: CDs doctored, says Darshan Singh Varinder Singh Tribune News Service Amritsar, November 30 Giving a new dimension to the raging controversy surrounding his much talked about Rochester (USA) gurdwara discourse, former Akal Takht Jathedar Darshan Singh has alleged that...

WAHEGURUJIKAKHALSAWAHEGURUJIKEFATEH. There is a Dohra recited after ardas............Agayaa paee akal ki ............. Does anyone know from which Granth this dohra is from? Can anyone please show me the full version of this dohra? Your help will be much appreciated. Many thanks...

AKAL TAKHT is the primary seat of Sikh religious authority and central altar for Sikh political assembly. Through hukamnamas edicts or writs, it may issue decretals providing guidance or clarification on any point of Sikh doctrine or practice referred to it, may lay under penance personages...

AMRITSAR: Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, on Tuesday prounonced "Tankhah" (religous punishment) to Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC) leader Jagdish Singh Jhinda who was earlier declared a 'Tankhayia alongwith his associates. The Sikh Clergy headed Jatehdar...

AMRITSAR: In a major setback to Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, which is yet to get religious approval, Akal Takht, the supreme religious body of Sikhs, on Wednesday held its president Jagdish Singh Jhinda and four others guilty of violating the Sikh code of conduct at Gurdwara...

Ravidas sect seeks help from Akal Takht to install Guru Granth Sahib JAGMOHAN SINGH Friday, 11 September 2009 AMRITSAR: Eleven member committee of Bhagat Ravidas sect from Jallandhar submitted memorandum to Jatehdar Akal Takht Gyani Gurbachan Singh at the secretariat of Akal...

SULTANPUR LODHI: Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal body, has embraced the save-the-environment mantra telling Sikhs across the world it was their ‘‘moral and religious duty’’ to care for the nature. Akal Takht Jathedar Gurbachan Singh gave a religious call to the community on Sunday...

What if Akal Takhat says all Sikhs must convert to Islam or Christianity, etc? Do Sikhs have to obey? I thought Sri Guru ji did away with priests, but some times the Akal Takhat leaders sound like all powerful priests, or like the Sikh version of the pope. I'm not saying I don't respect their...

source: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Amritsar PLUS 25th anniversary of Operation Bluestar Radicals criticise Sikh clergy openly at Akal Takht Varinder Walia Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 12 Are the Sikh high priests facing open challenge these days? The answer seems to be in...

In the concept of Miri Piri, there is a subtle co-existence of the two bases of authority-spiritual and temporal. The Sikhs were acknowledged spiritually in India but not politically and this lack of recognition eventually resulted in the attack on the Akal Takhat. The Sikhs fought valiantly for...

Sat Sri Akal, a Punjabi movie, is the name of a unique upcoming socio-religious family entertainment movie to be released now in September 2008 to commemorate 300th anniversary of Gurgaddi Divas of Guru Granth Sahib ji. The movie, production of Mata Tripta Ji Charitable Trust and Frankfinn...

The demand to allow baptized Sikh women to perform kirtan and seva inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple raised a controversy again at a seminar organized by the Global United Sikh Women Organization here today. When Dr Mohinder Kaur Gill, a Sikh scholar, wanted the inclusion of...

Sat Sri Akal, a Hindi/Punjabi movie, is the name of a unique upcoming socio-religious family entertainment movie to be released now in September 2008 to commemorate 300th anniversary of Gurgaddi Divas of Guru Granth Sahib ji. The movie, production of Mata Tripta Ji Charitable Trust is a story...

source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080619/punjab1.htm#3 Panthic Crisis Two outside Takhts defy Akal Takht Varinder Walia Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 18 An unprecedented Panthic crisis has been created in the Sikh Panth with the clergy of Takht Patna Sahib and Hazoor Sahib...

http://www.dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=CHANDIGARH&file_name=CHANDI2%2Etxt&counter_img=2 Akal Takht supremacy can't be challenged: Sikh sammelan Pioneer News Service - Amritsar - Monday, March 10, 2008 The Sikh scholars, legal brains and heads of Sikh organisations on...